Photographic material



June 22, 1937- w. DIETERLE 2,084,436vv PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL f Y Filed Dec. 13, 1,9543

Patented June 22, 1937 o UNITED -sTATEs PATENT OFFICE I amara PHOTOGRAPHE() MATERIAL wane: meterle, Damiana-ign mannen, Gerassigner to Agfa Ansco Corporation,

many, Binghamton,

N. Y., a corporation oi. New York Application December 13, 1933, Serial No. 702,237 In Germany December 14, i932 Hitherto the amateur whohas practiced theA infra-red photography had to 'use two separatev lms for his purposes. These two different .materials were necessary'for the following two purposes:

I 1. For taking distant views and for obtaining l.s-called "night-eiiects an emulsion4 sensitive li'or infra-red is necessary.

2. For taking landscapes and for portrait ph tography a highly orthochromatic emulsion is necessary. Y

For the portrait'and the landscape photography the emulsion sensitive ior infra-red it not suited, =because with the orthochromatic emulsion the yellow lter factor is smaller, that is to say, more jfavorable than with the emulsion .sensitive for :infra-red (the yellow filter factor is the number\ Ewhich indicates how much longer the time of exposure must ybe when using a yellow tllter than .when using no illter). v I have found that 1t is /sable to overcome the- `above drawback of having to use two diierent films by sensitizing the emulsion i'or yellow-green as well as for deep Ared and infra-red. The emulsion it not sensitized for the spectral yellow so numerous sensitizers of each group are known a few comparative experiments will sumce for selection of those which are'suitable. It is, therefora-possible to prepare an emulsion which beside the initial sensitivity, is only sensitive for yellowgreen on the one hand, and for deep red and infra-red on the other hand. This is a rather surprising result whenconsidering that a panchromatic sensitizer and a sensitizer for infrared generally inuence each other so that their sensitizing action is lessened.

By sensitizing according to the present invention an emulsion for yellow-green, and for deep red anclinfra-fred, an emulsion is obtained which can be designatedasuniversal emulsion". lThis emulsion can be used without a filter, for instance, for photographing architecture. For taking landscapes oi portraits the emulsion may beused with a light, medium or strong yellow lter according to requirements, in the same way as such a lter is applied when photographing with a highly sensitized orthochromatic emulsion. When photographing distant views or so-called night-eilects, there is used a light or a strong red illter, if required there may even be used a black lter. A further advantage of the invention consists in the possibility of developing the exposed emulsion' layer in yellow light which must, however, be free from green and red rays. It is very convenient to develop the -film in this light inasmuch as it has a great physiological eilect. that is to s ay, the eye is very sensitive to 'this light. The gap in sensitization in the spectral yellow does not prevent the reproduction of the yellow body color in a suiilcient degree, because theyellow body colors reilect essentially green and red. Furthermore the photographic material has the advantage that it is well suited for photographing in misty weather in which case the sensitiveness to waves on the longerwave length side of the yellow sensitivity gap, for instance, above 600W, for instance from 610ml to '160W is used by inserting a red lter before thel objective. Therefore, the material oifers the possibility to photograph under favorable and unfavorable meteorological conditions with the same suc` cess. .By the use of a yellow lter or a redillter there .may be obtained differing pictures when the photographs are taken under the same conditions of exposure. Thus a landscape taken be hind a yellow illtervin sunshine'yields a normal picture while, when taken behind 'a red lter a picture is obtained which gives the impression of a landscape under moonshine. f.

The Vemulsions according to, this invention may contain the usual additions, such as stabilizers, illter dyes and the like. The light sensitive ma,-

terial is preferably provided with a`n anti-hala-V tion vlayer which' may be applied to the 'rear side of the material, or betweenthe emulsin layer and the support.

I The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing which showsthe sensitivity curve of a silverhalide emulsion sensitized with [Ii-ethyl- 5-methyl-benztlfiiazole-(2) l [l-ethyl-quinolnef (2) l-methinecyanine iodide and bis- [3-ethylbenzthiazole- (2) l-heptamethinecyanine iodide.

The following examples serve to illustrate the invention.

'Example 1.-1 kilo of a highly sensitivesilver dissolved in methanol.

bromide gelatin emulsion containing about 2 per cent of silver iodide and ready fox` being cast is sensitized with 15 mgrs. of erythrosine dissolved in 10 cc. of water and then with 0.5 mgr. of Rubrocyanine (lepidine-trimethinecyanine) freshly The emulsion is cast on glass or illm as usual. 'I'he emulsion has a maximum of sensitivity at a wave length of about 555ml and another one at a wave length of about 735W. and a. gap in sensitization extending over about 570 to 620ML.

Example 2,-1 kilo of a silver bromide gelatin emulsion containing about 4 per cent. of silver iodide and ready for being cast is mixed with 12 mgrs. of the dye [3-ethyl-benzthiazole--(2)][1l ethyl-quinoline-(2)l-methinecyanine iodide dissolved in 24 cc. oi alcohol and. 1 mgr.oi the dye' emulsion containing about 3.5 per cent of silveriodide and ready for being cast is sensitized with methyl-benzselenopseudocyanine iodide dissolved in 25 cc. of valcohol and 1 mgr. oi the dye 1'dieth ylbis-[3-ethy1-benzthiazole (2)] hepta methinecyanine iodide freshly dissolved in 10 cc..

of methanol. 'Ihe emulsion has a maximum of sensitivity at a wave length of about 540ML and anotherone at a wave llength of about 810ml and a gap`in sensitization extending over about 55o to 700W.

These examples are in no way intended to limit the invention. It is well known that there exist a great many sensitizers for the yellow-greenre- 40 gion of the spectrum and'also numerous sensitizersrfor sensitizing an emulsion for deep red and infra-red are known. The dyes are selected in such a manner that the gap in sensitization in the yellow and the orange region of the spectrumis very marked. For this purpose it is necessary region of trees in leaf, there is used a middle yellow illter, for instance Agfa yellow iiiter No. 3 (registered trade-mark) which is permeable to waves above 460ml. The eil'ect obtained is the same as when using a usual orthochromatic emulsion.

Example vIIL-For photographing a still-life or an arrangement of diierently colored owers with Nitra-light no illter is used. The layer gives about the same picture as ii it were taken on a panchromatic layer, because on account of the high content of red and infra-red 'rays' in the Nitra-light, and the sensitizing of the emulsion to deep red and infra-red rays, the red objects, for instance, red flowers are much better represented than with an orthochromat'ic emulsion layer. Yellow objects are likewise well copied, because they reflect deep red aswell as yellowgreen rays.

` Example IV .-For photographing a picture with night-effect under bright sunshine and blue sky of a glacier-landscape in the alps, there is used a red lter, for instance, Agfa red illter N0. 42 (registered trade-mark) which is permeable to waves above o/m.' 'I'he time of exposure is about l0 times greater than when making the picture without a red iilter. vThe emulsion layer has under these conditions the same eiIect as an emulsion layer sensitized for deep red and infra-red. g Example V.-For photographing a distant view in misty weather a strong red filter or a black be vascertained by experiment.

' My new photographic material-may be devely oped in yellow light in the dark room, i'or in-1 stance, light which is composed of waves between i 570ml and 600ML. What I claim is: 1. A photographic material comprising a sup-.- port and a silver halide emulsion layer sensitized; with [3'ethyl 5-methyl-benzthiazole-(2) l-[lethyl-quinoline- (2) l -methinecyanine iodide and bis- [3-ethy1-benzthiazole (2) l-heptamethinecyanine iodide to have sensitization mafxima at about 540ml and 810ML, and having a gap in sensitization extending over about 550 to 700ML.

2. A photographic material comprisinga support and a silver halide emulsion layer sensitized with av [3-alkvl-benzthiazole- (2) .-l [1alkylq'uin oline-(2)]-methinecyanine salt and a bis-[3- alkyl benzthiazole (2) l heptamethinecyan'ineV salt and'having agap in sensitization extending v'from about 540ato about 700ml.

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